Tue Nov 02, 2010 at 13:14:43 PM EDT

I'm told by multiple sources that there was a break-in last night at a Tom Perriello for Congress office in Charlottesville. Apparently, the ground-floor office was left unattended from 2:30 am to 5 am, during which time a screen to a window was bent back (see photo), enabling someone to reach in and open the window. The individuals then stole a box of walk packets and door hangers for a particular precinct. The thieves then intentionally distributed materials identifying polling locations to the wrong neighborhoods. Today, the wrong door hangers started showing up on student doors. This incident has been reported to the police, so we'll see what happens, but in the meantime, students still need to get out and vote, regardless of whatever dirty tricks Hurt supporters have up their sleeves!

Hurt campaign strategist Chris LaCivita responded in a statement to The Huffington Post, "Apparently, Perriello supporters are so desperate for sympathy that they staged a mock break in by drama students from UVA looking for extra credit."

What an asshat. The utter hatred of Democracy, fairness, civility and decency by Republicans never ceases to amaze me.

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